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Encyclopedia > Blackbox
Blackbox

Blackbox with a modified style.
Latest release: 0.70.1 / November 3, 2005
OS: Unix-like
Use: X window manager
License: MIT
Website: http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/
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In Unix computing, Blackbox is a window manager for the X Window System. It is minimalistic and therefore popular among those seeking a fast, clean and light environment. In spite of its small codebase and snappy performance, it has an attractive appearance. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 663 KB)Screenshot of Blackbox. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An operating system (OS) is a computer program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. ... A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... An X window manager is software that controls the placement and appearance of application windows under the X Window System, a graphical user interface mainly used on Unix-like systems. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... The MIT License, also called the X License or the X11 License, originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a license for the use of certain types of computer software. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX) is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and Douglas McIlroy. ... An X window manager is software that controls the placement and appearance of application windows under the X Window System, a graphical user interface mainly used on Unix-like systems. ... KDE 3. ... Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features and core self expression. ...


However, its small size comes at some cost, as certain functions that are ordinarily standard in other window managers must be provided by additional software. For example, hotkeys cannot be defined in a barebones Blackbox setup, and the management of menus and themes is normally performed using a text editor, although several graphical configuration tools are widely available. A keyboard shortcut (also known as an accelerator key, shortcut key, or hotkey) is one or a set of keyboard keys that, when pressed simultaneously, perform a predefined task. ... In computing and telecommunications, a menu is a list of commands presented to an operator by a computer or communications system. ... Maple Story desktop theme for Windows Server 2003. ... PUI redirects here. ...


Blackbox was created by Brad Hughes and is available under the MIT License. The MIT License, also called the X License or the X11 License, originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a license for the use of certain types of computer software. ...


Derivatives

There are several window managers derived from Blackbox:

}} }}{{#if:|}}{{#if:Unix-like|}}{{#if:|}} }}{{#if:MIT|}} In Unix (and others including GNU/Linux) computing, Fluxbox is a window manager for the X Window System based on Blackbox 0. ... Openbox is a free window manager for the X Window System, licensed under the GNU General Public License. ...

Windows shell replacements

bbLean is an operating system shell based on BB4Win trying to balance features and complexity. ... xoblite is a shell replacement for Microsoft Windows, based on BB4Win and Blackbox. ...

External links

  • Blackbox homepage

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Blackbox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (173 words)
In Unix computing, Blackbox is a window manager for the X Window System.
It is minimalistic and therefore popular among those seeking a fast, clean and light environment.
For example, hotkeys cannot be defined in a barebones Blackbox setup, and the management of menus and themes is normally performed using a text editor, although several graphical configuration tools are widely available.
About Blackbox - Blackbox (455 words)
Blackbox is that fast, lightweight window manager for the X Window System, you have been looking for without all those annoying library dependencies.
Blackbox is built with C++ and contains completely original code (even though the graphics implementation is similar to that of Window Maker).
Blackbox is an open-source project distributed for free under the MIT License*.
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